fastidious
very attentive to detail and hard to please
Word origin: From Latin fastidium, loathing or squeamishness.
Fastidious in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing fastidious in a sentence.
The fastidious editor flagged even the smallest inconsistency in punctuation.
Her fastidious editing caught inconsistencies that three earlier readers had overlooked.
Using “fastidious” well
Fastidious blends meticulous attention to detail with being difficult to satisfy. The tone can be admiring, as of careful work, or critical, as of fussiness.
More GRE words starting with F
to make up something false in order to deceive
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
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